Jimao Tai Sui General Long Zhong

Jimao Tai Sui General Long Zhong is one of the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities who assume celestial stewardship during the Jimao year (e.g., 1999 CE, 2059 CE), overseeing all human fortune and misfortune for that year. As the Rabbit is the zodiac animal associated with Jimao, those born in the Year of the Rabbit experience their benming nian—their ‘fated birth-year’—and thus sit directly beneath the Tai Sui; conversely, those born in the Year of the Rooster clash with the Tai Sui (chong Tai Sui). According to folk custom, both groups should visit temples to ritually install and venerate the Tai Sui, offering sincere worship to invoke the Tai Sui Star Lord’s protection and neutralise adverse influences. The Tai Sui originates from the ancient stellar calendar based on Jupiter’s twelve-year orbital cycle (the ‘Year Star’ or Sui Xing), and the traditional saying ‘Dare not disturb the earth above the Tai Sui’ reflects the profound reverence accorded this celestial sovereign of the year. Devotees commonly attend Daoist temples on the 8th day of the 1st lunar month to worship the Tai Sui, seeking blessings for disaster avoidance, longevity, and smooth passage through the year.